Google Chrome up to 72.0.3626.121 DOMStorage double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Google Chrome. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DOMStorage. Executing a manipulation can lead to double free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-5797. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component DOMStorage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Double free in DOMStorage in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

The weakness was released 09/29/2022. The advisory is shared for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-5797 since 01/09/2019. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 237168 (Red Hat Update for chromium-browser (RHSA-2019:0708)).

Upgrading to version 73.0.3683.75 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (46565). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 73.0.3683.75

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01/09/2019 🔍
09/29/2022 +1358 days 🔍
09/29/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/29/2025 +943 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-5797 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-5797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209716
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2022 07:37
Updated: 04/29/2025 15:42
Changes: 09/29/2022 07:37 (41), 06/26/2024 19:26 (18), 01/20/2025 09:57 (11), 04/29/2025 15:42 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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Discussion

 sec-advisory-sbp-vuldb (+0)
4 years ago
This CVE is 1358 days late. Any reason it's being published today?
 Marc Ruef (+0)
4 years ago
Google updated their advisory retrospectively. This is very bad practice and done by other vendors like Apple as well. The CVE was submitted to the official CVE stream as of today. The reason for this delay is unknown.

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